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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS. JUNCTION, UTAH For a haste to finish my business. va- riety of reasons I could not explain my ? predicament, and had to content myX self with saying: Mademoiselle Claire Dahlsgaarde: Is ihuch danger, and yet there Is There Wife-Shi- p no Insurmountable obstacle for a young woman desiring to travel through this Y I am detained country. y here. I At topresent leave very soon, when hope my best service will be at your com? mand. I may arrive at New Orleans during the night. I may send word by a friend, whose passport shall be the 1 words The White WNU Sorvlco Indian, and he will bring you to me. It will be necessary for me to start north Immediately, I X respectfully direct your attention to the Indian womans dress, which Is HUGH I PENDEXTER adapted to woods and By remain your respectful servant Wm. Author of "King of the M iMourl "PiyGrevel Brampton." "A Virginia Soout." ate. As I was hurriedly rereading It I became conscious, of being watched. As I sat there with the message before Copyright by Hugh Pendoitor me I knew some one was behind me. Picking up the quill I dipped It In A CLOSE CALL ink and began writing: To his Monsieur excellency, SYNOPSIS de Vaudreull, Governor of Traveling by canoa Philippe on the Mississippi, on hla way to Canada. Biloxi, In the early days of H Monsieur r: I find myself most unsettlement of Louisiana, William Brampton, English spy, known to justly accused of serving the Interest Indiana and settlers as the of the English .colonies to the hurt of "White Indian, sees a Natchea Frunce. You, your excellency, who Indian post a declaration of war been so well acquainted with my have own against the French. For his activities, and who, I flatter myself, Purposes, ha hastens to Biloxi to carry the news- to Bienville, have always given me favorable conFrench governor. Brampton meets In estimating sideration an old 'friend, Joe Labrador, InThat paper,- If you please, Monsieur dian halfbreed, who warns him Bienville has threatened to hang Brampton, rang out the cold voice of 'him as a spy. Brampton refuses Bienville. to turn back. He falls In with With nssumed surprise I wheeled Jules and Basils Mattor, on their about. The muzzle of a flintlock pistol way to Biloxi to secure wives from a ship, the Malre, bringing of large bore was resting on the sill women fsom France., At; Biloxi of the window, and behind It was the from Brampton protects a woman stern, Implacable and suspicious couna sergeants' bfutallty. ' She tells tenance of the governor. As I twisted him she Is Claire Dahlsgaarde, plck-eto face the window my body masked up In a raid In Paris. Evidently well bred and educated, the table. My hand gathered up the toIs a mystery she Brampton. to the young woman and, as message He Intervenes to prevent a man, I brought up my foot, shoved It Inside Kr.glfsh, known as "Old Six Fingers." following her to New Ormy moccasin., leans.' A Frenchman, Francois This Why why, your excellency demented by Narbonpe, slightly Is intolerable. You aim weapons at 'stories he has hehrd of the me I. I protest rlcheg of the New World, Introduces himself. Jllenvllle accuses Monsieur Enough, Brampton I 'ferkntVtdri of treachery, but the the sharply governor. Interrupted' latter secures a respite from Where his gracious majestys affairs death by revealing the Natches declaration of war. lie Is to .are .involved I cannot stand on the await the aarlval of a former Both hands punctilios of courtesy. ; companion, Damoan the For, who where I can see them. Sergeant, bring will exonerate or condemn him. Darnnhn has documents proving me what he has been writing." an spy. Brampton English I have It, your excellency; all that Brampton receives a message he has written, said the sergeant from Claire begging him to help The her reach settlethe pistol vanished, and Bienville English ments. ' entered the small office and without a glance at me took the sheet of paper and held It to the candle-ligh. CHAPTrf IV Continued frowned and waited; gnd In less than a minute I had the satisfaction of seeThen to me: Do you Bhlp with us? ing his lips pursed In chagrin. You two are free, to go and come as Replacing the paper on the table, he ' : said will. I cannot am with I you go you. You may go, sergeant. sorry. If you will ask for one Jean After Suarez had departed the govDumouy, Monsieur du Pratzg boatman, you cun bargain with him to tat'fe you ernor said to me: It was a disagreeable necessity. to Bayou St. Jean, and from there you Had you come to my quarters to do Can' easily make the settlement. your writing my suspicions might not Monsieur. Itrampton Is very polite, But, entering I had hoped for have been- groused. sighed Narbonne. " your gracious company. Come, old here, as if to escape espionage He ceased speaking and drummed rat, we- must, find this boatman. his fingers on the' table, having apstarted toward the with They fort, the women making after them eager proached as near to an apology as, he to beg a passage to New Orleans, cared to do. But what good could such a mem which' I .believe they thought to be a do you? Long before It could be rial miniature Paris. Narbonne waved delivered and answered J should have them nside and .they fastened upon Six Fingers, nnd w hile 'the old pirate passed qn your case. In no event does Monsieur Vaudreull have Jurisdiction jvns'.busy In fighting theta off the over Biloxi. If Innocent, you will not Frenchman returned, swiftly to my side have to If guilty, your pewait long : . . uml asked , tition could help you none." Mademoiselle In black? She has Your excellency Is In the right of gone? It, ns yqu always are, I sighed; and f, "TodvNouvi'lle Qrteuris, I Informed I began feeding the petition Into thg him. Whitt .dot you know of her? candle. Oi)fy ttmt. I pity her. Only that "That Is finished," he said. If you she Is alone ' In the world and very will dine with me we shall be served sad. Only' th'at she Is lb great fear of at once. lie keeps my brother, the corsair. I rose and bowed and stood aside with me, thinking 1 am Interested In for him to precede me through the her. I keep with him that he may not door. I feared I should have no opfin'd.Jier first and hdd to her fright. portunity of speaking to Narbonne; but hope to. see him die, as we walked toward the. governors Wbjit.n game!, mid I will' defend liinilfroiu harm voice qunrters I heard the tvhy' tlie'llttle'sad one 1$. raised In 'a spirited harangue, the aunrajd.' .of him, ' I regm.: Jlut if mon-eu- r dience being a- group of grinning solgnnnot goJUen he cannot. diers at the gate. Dumouy and hla Tli fs last was for Six Fingers bene- companion vere just outside the gate fit as' lie had now got rid of the. and tmpatleitf to be off. . arvd XJvn.h;n;l with JUs ears pricked Narbonne.. and Six Fingers had . struck tlielr bargain was shown by the to .learn jvhqt we yvere discussing. "TmioViJde,Tminsleur; but 1; wish boatmen's fingering although In great fn J'lhir endeavors, T said. Impatience. '.Narbonne glimpsed me on ffh- a sweep ot edgq of the xlrcle. and abruptly hlscnp the hls talk and pressed forward to t ook liJs endotj. ic ., and departure cpntj ..fellow ' ' greet me. ' Bienville stood a few paces .went to.fipd Dumouy. my foot Narbonne might be nmd, but there ahead' of me ; and I kicked-u. the. and and retrieved message was no doubting the fclrtdly' qualities In my hand. It crumpled I made for the of his heart. slowly "I regret I shall not have your r at tye Seance to fork Ha using, ' ' .monsieur he Cried. tTie s5ffArh.''It was norY. quite Narbonne I. am always ditrkf Dh'MlieMeR to.: the a service," I heartily to do . you .ready governors Quarters, and 'gate through an open window came the feplled,' vand' at some other time.lt. toy good fortune to have you sound of his measured voice.. A' candle may-'b. was lighted, nnd I saw 'Nurboune. .command me.-. . . And. I extended window.my band and- gave tfie .magazine and him a j . .passing qn. .to arnj English handclasp. I felt e right-- ' and a't the tils hand Jerfc- - as the tvad of paper gdhrd,iibilSfe';tn-thbaekoT tbenolosurh'l batted' before a jpressefl . Ipto the palm. Undoubtedly llie xnagazlne, In thq Jfellov .was mad, and yet on subspiallwhich burned a candle. The room was jects apart from the Mississippi counempty, and I entered, and found what try be could be sane enough. My nerves ceased jumping as I felt him I was looking for writing material. Those few soldiers who were not palming the paper. It has been good to meet you, monon duty were gambling and gossiping in their barracks. The lighted candle sieur," he somewhat stiffly returned. Till we meet again at my plantation. evidenced the return of the governor, or his superintendent; and I made I shall go In much for silkworms, using The I Woman I ! r .river-trave- l. - 1!I-1I2- - d - 1 t. - - . , . . -- i well-know- n - .w.ota-X'J- Q . il jVur-w'e- com-pfm- tecon-nofte- j tnd-Be- -- vfls'-'the e by--th- -- . -- - - - - Bflice-ad-Jonin- g y, the Indian girls and children for the Bienville came hurrying dewi to the delicate task of caring for the worms." boats and accosted me, saying: And with one of hls exaggerated Monsieur Brampton, Im oil for the bows, he was backing toward the sul- Island. Another ship come In. Its 4 len pirate and the Impatient boatman. - h 1 of a case I A sick woman here Sieur de Bienville was charming. He and she may have the plague and no referred In no way to my dubious po- place to keep this new lot either here sition, and he extended to me, those or out there. I go to see they are kept little attentions that are so natural In on the ship until I can arrange for hls race, and which, I am forced to be- them. Be paused, and I knew what he lieve, must spring from an . Innate kindness of heart Only once was my would say next, and I rubbed my head personal standing Involved In our table and stomach and groaned slightly. Touched by'the sun? Are you 111?" talk, and that when I ventured to ask : he asked, not unkindly. Is there any objection to my visitOnly a queer dizziness. Somethin ing Mobile while waiting for Damoans a pain In my vitals, I answered, of report?" ' Be patient a bit, and perhaps we making a' face as some Imaginary me. can go there together." (Meaning, of twinge of pain shot through He bit hls lip and hesitated, hls course If Damoan gave me a clean brows Hls intention ot perplexed. slate.) was being ref Company my compelling manner Ills discouraged farther reBe ex by. another placed safeguard. as to If and avoid a recurrence quests, S hls toward regret,, turned of the subject' he entered bn a lively pressed arez and to beckoned him approach discourse upon the English and the French manner of occupying a coun- at the same time walking to meet him. try. The priest was the first of the He spoke briefly to the sergeant, down to the shore and went French to visit aborigines and the a aboard sailing vessel. trader was first of my people," he said. Suarez walked to me and with a This led him Into warm praise of the ' ' . Jesuits, whom he greatly admired, al- smirk said Ills' excellencys t compliments to though he readily admitted they never exercised the same Influence over the Monsler Brampton, who Is Indisposed. lower river Indians as they did over Monsieur is advised to go to hls excellencys quarters, take a stiff drink the Canadian. of brandy and lie down." In referring to Father Davion, 1 rose and with unsteady steps driven in by the Tunicas, and to Father Foucault, killed by the Koroas, walked with' him toward the fort.' A a he. revealed the Inexorable side of his we advanced the fellow took more nature, hls blood for blood judg- time to study my features now then-hastene- Sure (Relief FOR INDIGESTION 25$ and 75$ PkfcSold Everywhere Fire Spared Painting incident .of a ljre that swept through a, Lutheran church at that Portland, Maine,' was the fa after tlie firemen had withdrdwj) their hose, leaving the Interior yoc of A curious chaired timbers and walls, it was found that an o)i' painting of the Last Supper Atwe the ' altar remained unscathed. , . ments, by reminding me with much blood was the aboriginal point of view the policy always had their respect even when demanding toll. lie sneered at Cadillac for not suspecting that the silver fourfd In the lake country was carried there from Mexico ; aqd In the next breath he expressed absolute confidence in all of Laws plans. He pictured Law finding a bankrupt empire, an unpaid army and a starving peasantry, with the .billets detat going to a discount of seventy per cent, and then boasted of how the magician had eliminated, or changed these evils. Now the peasants could make fortunes. Luxuries were within the reach of all who would reach for them, regardless of former poverty. France was feverishly prosperous. Paris was the center of the world. And yet he was firm In hls conviction that the future of Louisiana lay In agriculture, not In mines; and he Insisted that the colonists should be selected with this thought In view. I refused a bed In hls quarters, for I was hls prisoner. Nor did I care to be too much under his thumb should I discover an opportunity of escaping. So, after hls courteous good night, I went to the barracks, where Sergeant Suarez sullenly showed me a bunk. Very soon I decided my outdoor life had unfitted me for sleeping under cover. I took my robes and went outside and arranged my bed under the oaks. As I lay down three figures passed me and took up positions be-- ' tween me and the shore, the woods to the north and the woods to the west Doubtless there were sharp eyes between me and the woods at the east. This espionage was extremely irritating. It accented the danger of my being In Biloxi when Damoan the Fox arrived. My report on Canada,- so Idiotically confided to the Fox, was my death warrant. That one slip left me powerless to face the fellow down did he return. How completely he had deceived me was shown by my trusting the data to hls care. The danger from the Fox had seemed rather remote until the sentinels surrounded iue that night; then It closed about me and smothered me, and I remained awake for hours trying to arrive at some sensible plan for leaving Biloxi nnd reaching New Orleans and keeping my appointment with tile girl. ' When the sun rose I ha4 advanced1 a stogie step. I would glye the .Impression I was Interested. In Fehsacola. That would be my logical haven If I tried to .escape. That morning I simulated cunning in. my way of questioning different men about Tensacola, the time it tpok to make the port, and thb like. Having sown this seed I visited the magazine office when It was empty, and s studied the as If wishing to refresh my recollection. Finishing there, I returned to the Ebore and talked with a fellow who owned a small vessel called a flute. I asked him If he ever made Pensacola In hls little craft. In the background I saw the sergeant glaring at. us. I .must have a boat to take toe to Pontchartrain. If was necessary that I escape under cover of night, leaving Bienville to. bjelleve I was making for Pensacola. I had Informed mademoiselle that I would qall for her, or send for her; and I Intended tA keep my word. Aside 'from this there w.ere the Choctaws, whom Bienville would set on my trail If It was not believed I had departed In a boat I stuck close to the shore, sprawling on the sand, with Suarez or one of hls men always in the middle distance, keeping watch. Toward sunset - . . . , wall-map- . screwed up in an expression of pain. Hls aplomb deserted' him and he walked farther apart from me. He had no desire to catch the fever, and the moment I entered the living-rooof the governors house he hurriedly left me. I watched him give orders to two soldiers, who left the gate and took up positions closer to the house. They were reluctant to do this, as they had been enjoying the badinage of the women. Now I was confined and under guard. It must be this night or not at all. I watched and waited while the night more snugly tucked Its dark robes about the settlement. At last the monotony of the womens witticisms, screamed at the soldiers lounging at the gate, was varied by the sound of angry voices. At first I ' thought the men were quarreling, but after a bit it was plain they were complaining against some Injustice. Messieurs, I thank you." Now I recognized the speaker ad old Jules Mattor. Hls voice creaked with resentment. Hls excellency Is a just man, a good man. But these women ? In the They have no fever. Bah I I have lived here long enough and have seen enough of them die to know the fever. You waste your breath, growled a heavy voice. The women stay hero until hls excellency returns. Then you can talk to him. You make my ears ache. If you go near the womens quarters youll run into a musket ball weighing eight hundred grains. It will be bad for your digestion. I slipped into the doorway with a robe over my shoulders. My 'scheme ot escape was now stretching forth Its tentacles like a devilfish and seeking to embrace the Mattors among Its requirements. Is Jules Mattor there? Do I hear Jules Mattors voice? I called out. This is Monsieur Brampton. I have a chill. Have you had the fever? Would It be dangerous for you to' come nearer so I may question you? There Is no danger; I laugh at the he cried, glad to fever, monsieur, escape from the gibes of the soldiers; and he ran toward me through th dusk, closely followed by Basile. And your son? Has he had it? Also the boy, he replied, halting before me. Permit me to place ny hand on monsieurs head. Say you are not sure. I have money for you. Hard money I whispered. As quick as a weasel he was bab-- "t .. ; bling: . It 13. hard to tell, .monsieur. In short time, yes. ' For a certainty. .Tate fish'laft evening.' It may be I "hopefully suggested, giving th'at, hls hand a squeeze. Ah those fish Who knows? 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